End of Life Care in Hong Kong

Fong and his contributors examine the latest practices and research in end-of-life (EOL) care, incorporating case examples and recommending strategies for medical-social collaboration and future directions for quality EOL care in Hong Kong.
The book addresses key topics in EOL care, including healthcare professionals' and the public's understanding of EOL issues, societal attitudes toward death and dying, policy and advance medical directives, legal and ethical considerations, medical-social collaboration, the calling of professional caregivers, religious intervention, and future directions for EOL care in Hong Kong. By bringing together diverse aspects of EOL care, it builds community and professional networks that promote quality care while encouraging open public discourse about death and dying.
This is a valuable resource for scholars and educators in medical and health fields, social sciences, and public administration and a comprehensive repository of current knowledge, debates, and relevant literature on EOL care in Hong Kong for academia, administration, and NGOs. It offers practical insights for practitioners and leaders in government, statutory, and related organizations.

List of contents

1. Understanding End of Life
- Gigi W. C. Lam and M. K. Chan
2. Attitudes of General Public and Nurses to Death and Dying
- Tammy W. Y. Ip, Wang-Kin Chiu and Ben Y. F. Fong
3. Policy and Advance Medical Directives in Hong Kong
- Sue Y. W. Kwok and Vincent T. S. Law
4. Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in End of Life Decisions
- Tommy K. C. Ng, Stephanie P. Y. Wong and Ben Y. F. Fong
5. Palliative Care and Medico-social Collaboration
- Francis K. Y. Wong
6. The Trend of Paid Residential Care for Older People near The End of Life
- Bowen Dong and Lifeng Han
7. The Influence of Religious Intervention on the Quality of Palliative Care
- Tiffany C. H. Leung, Hailey Y. He, Jamie J. N. Li, Ashley X. T. Huang
8. Future Directions in End of Life Care
- Wang-Kin Chiu, Tammy W. Y. Ip, Vincy Wing Sze Lee, Chung Bo Leung and Ben Y. F. Fong

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Product details

• Assisted by: Ben Y. F. Fong (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 13.03.2026
• EAN: 9781032884455
• ISBN: 978-1-032-88445-5
• No. of pages: 136
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, MEDICAL / Ethics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, Society & culture: general, MEDICAL / Terminal Care, Personal & public health, Psychotherapy, Social welfare & social services, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Medical Sociology, Sociology: death and dying, Personal and public health / health education, Sociology: Death & Dying, Social welfare, social policy and social services